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J. KOSOVSKY.

CLOTHES PIN. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29| 1916.

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Application filed February 29, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB Kosovsirr, acitizen of the United States, and residing at New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes- Pins, of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the `art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

T his invention relates to clothespins, and the object thereof is toprovide an improved device of this class which is simple in constructionand operation and which can be securely attached to a line withoutdanger of breaking the pin, and which may be easily detached whenevernecessary; and with this and other objects in view the inventionconsists in a device of the class speciied, constructed as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, 'ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedclothespin and showing the separate parts in condition for use; Fig. 2 asimilar view showing the pin in use; Fig. 3 a sectional view of thedevice as-shown in Fig. l; and, Fig. 4 a sectional view of the device asshown in Fig. 2.

ln the practice of my invention, l provide a cylindrical body or handleportion a for my improved clothespin, one end portion of which isprovided with a cylindrical chamber a2 which communicates with a bore a3in the other end portion, said bore being threaded as shown, and thebore c3 is smaller than the chamber CL2 and within the bore a3 is placeda threaded plug the thread of which corresponds with the thread of thebore a3, both of said threads being of what is known as the quick pitchtype, and the plug is provided with normally diverging and projectingshank members Z22, the outer end portions of which are provided inwardlyof the extreme ends thereof with arc-shaped recesses b3, and the extremeouter ends of the shanks Z22 are beveled outwardly on their inner sidesas shown at 5*.

The inner end of the plug b is provided with a cap or head which limitsthe outward movement of said plug, and the outer Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Aug. i5, i946.

Serial No. 81,127.

end of the cylindrical chamber L2 in the body or handle member a isclosed by a cap c.

The cap or head is placed on the plug l), after said plug is screwedinto the bore a3, and may be secured in the plug in any desired manner,and all the parts of my improved pin are preferably made of wood.

In Figs. l and 8 I have shown the separate parts of my improved pin inposition for use, and in Figs. 2 and 4 in use, and l have also shown orindicated at CZ in Figs. 2 and 4, a clothesline, and in applying orusing my improved clothespin, the body or handle member a is turned onthe plug Z), or said plug is turned by means of the shank members 52until said plug is screwed part way into the chamber a2, after which theshank members b2 are forced onto the line in the usual manner, afterwhich the body Orhandle member a is turned into the position shown inFigs. 2 and 4, in which operation the shank members Z22 are drawninwardly and the outer end portions thereof, which form jaws for suchpurpose, are caused to securely clamp the line, as shown in Figs. 2 and4, and the pin cannot be detached from the line without turning the bodyor handle member a so as to release or project the Shanks b2.

Although l prefer to make my improved clothespin of wood, as hereindescribed, this is not necessary as the same may be made of metal ifcare be taken to select metal which will not rust or corrode in use, andwhile l have shown and described the pre ferred construction of myimprovement, my invention is not limited to the details of suchconstruction as herein shown and described, and changes therein andmodifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is :f

l. A clothespin comprising` a body or handle` portion having a centralthreaded bore in one end part thereof and a cylindrical chamber in theother end part thereof, and a plug'screwed into said bore and providedwith normally diverging and projecting shanks the inner end portion ofsaid plug being provided with a cap movable in said chamber and whichlimits the outward movement of said plug, and said chamber being'olosedby a cap.

- 2. A Vclothespin comprising a body or handle portion having a centrallongitudinally threaded bore, and a correspondingly threaded plugadapted to be screwed into said bore and provided at one end Withdiverging shank members. Y

v3. A olothespin comprising a body or handle portion having a centrallongitudinal bore one end portion of Which is enlarged and the other endportion threaded, and a threaded plug'adapted to be screwed into saidbore and the inner end portion of which is provided with a head movablein the enlarged portion of said bore and the outer end portion of whichis provided with diverging spring shank members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing Witnesses this 26thV day of February1916.

JACOB KOSOVSKY.

TWitnesses:

C. MULREANY, I-I. E. THOMPSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtainedrfor ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. C.

